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What happened to the "Boston Brahmins" and the American aristocracy?

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How accurate is the depiction of 13th Century France in Michael Crichton's novel Timeline?

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I've heard frequently that Roman men legally had power of life and death over their wife and children. Do we know how frequently they actually killed family members as punishment?

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I'm a college student in America in the late 1800s, studying zoology. What kinds of courses would I be expected to complete? How would my performance be assessed?

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Was the climate of the Middle East and Central Asia more amenable to agriculture in Antiquity?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to the "Boston Brahmins" and the American aristocracy?	141
How accurate is the depiction of 13th Century France in Michael Crichton's novel Timeline?	19
I've heard frequently that Roman men legally had power of life and death over their wife and children. Do we know how frequently they actually killed family members as punishment?	11
I'm a college student in America in the late 1800s, studying zoology. What kinds of courses would I be expected to complete? How would my performance be assessed?	10
Was the climate of the Middle East and Central Asia more amenable to agriculture in Antiquity?	4